August 31, 2012 According to INDYSTAR.com: It outflies the speed of sound, packs enough weaponry to flatten a small town and -- thanks to some Indiana-built technology -- has the uncanny ability to hover like a hummingbird. It's the F-35, the next-generation U.S. military combat jet, and it figures to…
2012-09-02 By Richard Weitz Since Saddam was ousted in 2003 until recently, two issues have dominated the Iraqi-Syrian relationship. Syria’s initial decision to host the remnants of the Iraqi Baath Party who fled Baghdad aroused fear and resentment with the new government in Baghdad. Iraqi authorities suspected that Syria was allowing…
2012-09-02 by Robbin Laird and Harald Malmgren The Euro-Crisis European sovereign debt crisis is not simply a bump in historical progress; it is the end of a period of history and a critical point in European and global transition in the 21st century. The confluence of several trend lines: — the…
2012-09-02 By Richard Weitz Japan and Russia are on a collision course and can be resolved only if both sides have the wil to do so. History has a long reach in the Pacific and managing history is a constant of any Pacific strategy. Japanese and Russian historians can cite competing…
The F-35 JSF was designed from conception to be easily and cost effectively maintained. It has been built with parts arranged in a modular fashion, with ninety-five percent of the field serviceable parts being “one deep”. In addition, the radar absorbing skin is easier and more cost effective to maintain…
As a mechanical engineer with my specialty in aerospace and fluid flow, I have helped to design and develop many various jet engines and jet engine control systems, including the GE engine in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter also known to GE as the F135 engine. I worked on the…
2012-08-31 by Robbin Laird This September, the Osprey will reach a 5-year mark in its operational deployment history. In September 2007, the Osprey was deployed for the first time to Iraq. The USMC Commandant Conway and Deputy Commandant of Aviation Castellaw announced and made the decision to deploy the Osprey into…
2012-08-30 by Richard Weitz The key sentence in the today’s IAEA report on Iran is that the agency is "unable to provide credible assurance about the absence of undeclared nuclear material and activities in Iran, and therefore to conclude that all nuclear material in Iran is in peaceful activities." And…
